Black Friday 2018: The best deals on sale right now

Like winter in Game of Thrones, Black Friday is coming. In fact, it's just a few days away: Nov. 23. Of course, it's now tradition that nearly every store has announced its Black Friday sales -- and many of them have already started them.

Check below for some of the best deals you can get right this minute. (Also, take note: I'm vetting these deals to make sure they're not just everyday sale prices that are being marketed as "early Black Friday deals.")

Fire TV Stick and Echo Dot (second-gen): $40 (save $40)

Polk Audio Command Bar with Alexa: $199 (save $100)

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This voice-powered sound bar features a wireless subwoofer and a dialogue-enhancing Voice Adjust option. This is an honest-to-goodness early Black Friday deal -- the Command Bar has never been priced lower.

Appliances at Home Depot: Save up to 40 percent

Home Depot

If you've been holding off on buying a big appliance, this might be the time to buy. The Depot has discounts on a variety of refrigerators, washers, dryers and more, and you get extra savings with multiple appliance purchases. (Buy three items, for example, and you'll instantly get $150 off.)

Appliances at Lowe's: Save up to 40 percent

Lowe's

Not to be outdone, Lowe's is also cutting prices ahead of Black Friday. And like Home Depot, the store is offering extra savings on multiple appliances. The difference here is that those savings come in the form of a Lowe's gift card, not a cash discount.

TCL 55S405 55-inch Roku TV: $350 (save $100)

This 2017 model (aka Series 4) remains CNET's favorite budget 4K TV -- and that recommendation was based on the higher price tag. Although there are models with slightly better pictures, with this baby, it's all about the interface.

Red Dead Redemption 2 (Xbox One) + $10 Xbox gift card: $60

HP Pavilion x360 15.6-inch convertible laptop: $529 (save $170)

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Only the somewhat low-resolution display (1,366x768 pixels) mars this otherwise powerful portable, which features a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive and an HP Digital Pen for onscreen art, note-taking and so on.

Save an extra 10 percent on refurbished tech at Decluttr

Decluttr

Before you spend big bucks on a new phone, consider spending smaller bucks on a refurbished one. The gear recyclers at Decluttr are offering an extra 10 percent off all refurbished tech when you apply promo code TECH10 at checkout.

PlayStation 4 1TB Marvel's Spider-Man Bundle: $200 (save $100)

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We'd already earmarked this as a killer Black Friday buy, but Target rolled it out early. (GameStop has it as well, as pictured above.) It pairs the excellent PS4 console with game-of-the-year candidate Marvel's Spider-Man.

DJI Mavic Pro: $699 (save $300)

New DJI Mavic models this year means better deals on previous-gen Mavics. To wit: Today only, as part of its Beat the Rush sale, B&H Photo is knocking $300 off the Mavic Pro. It originally sold for $1,000.

Dyson V7 Absolute vacuum cleaner: $237 (save $212)

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Priced at $450 at Dyson proper and at $300 at various stores, the V7 Absolute drops to $237 when you apply promo code V7PRETHANKS at checkout. This cord-free vac transitions from handheld to stick with ease and works on both carpets and hard floors.

The Bebop 2 is a super-fun drone to fly. It used to be crazy-overpriced, especially when you added the must-have Skycontroller, but at $250 it's definitely worth a look. The FPV glasses give you a bird's-eye virtual reality view, but use them only if you're impervious to motion sickness. Note you have to sign in to your My Best Buy account to see the savings.

Sphero BB-8 app-enabled droid: $30 (save $100)

Sphero

For anyone who loved the idea of an app-controlled BB-8 but didn't relish paying $130, your patience has paid off. Sphero's cute, versatile little roller has never been priced this low. Just sign in to My Best Buy to see this lower price.

That's it for now! But there's still more to come, so check back often.

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